Comments on: Maybe it’s time for D&D 4e after all… http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/ Like Hanging at the Cash Register of your Favorite Game Store Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:31:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Yan http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Yan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:13:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=28#comment-17 Damned to many books... I did not know this oil and wand existed... Must have them!! ;-) Damned to many books… I did not know this oil and wand existed… Must have them!! ;-)

]]> By: Phil http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Phil Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:17:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=28#comment-16 Thanks for the nice words Yan... how many XPs do I owe you now? :)<br/><br/>Then again, I do seem to recall that you are the ultimate rules optimizer that I know. <br/><br/>What's that I see on your character sheet? DR, Invisibility at will, Flight? <br/><br/>And what is that I see in your equipment? Oil of Evade Grapple? Amulet of Incredible Spell Penetration? tut tut tut! <br/><br/>:) Thanks for the nice words Yan… how many XPs do I owe you now? :)

Then again, I do seem to recall that you are the ultimate rules optimizer that I know.

What’s that I see on your character sheet? DR, Invisibility at will, Flight?

And what is that I see in your equipment? Oil of Evade Grapple? Amulet of Incredible Spell Penetration? tut tut tut!

:)

]]> By: Yan http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Yan Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:53:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=28#comment-13 Well in your game the rules rarely slow things down, but that may be because between you and me we rarely need to check the book for a basic rule.<br/><br/>The things that slow down play is the all mighty game stopping grapple and the perusal for recurring "what does that spell do already? Does it need somatic? Does it ignore SR?"<br/><br/>But as far as role-play is concerned I never felt that it restricted my option. Well in your game the rules rarely slow things down, but that may be because between you and me we rarely need to check the book for a basic rule.

The things that slow down play is the all mighty game stopping grapple and the perusal for recurring “what does that spell do already? Does it need somatic? Does it ignore SR?”

But as far as role-play is concerned I never felt that it restricted my option.

]]> By: Phil http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Phil Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:02:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=28#comment-12 I was thinking about your post. Do the annoying rules affect your 'role-playing'?<br/><br/>They slow the game down, they can kill an action sequence. They can stop a game to a grind... all true.<br/><br/>But I don't think they come up during actual role-playing. I mean they don't stop a character from making a speech or another character from questioning a NPC.<br/><br/>I'm just sayin' :) I was thinking about your post. Do the annoying rules affect your ‘role-playing’?

They slow the game down, they can kill an action sequence. They can stop a game to a grind… all true.

But I don’t think they come up during actual role-playing. I mean they don’t stop a character from making a speech or another character from questioning a NPC.

I’m just sayin’ :)

]]> By: Phil http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Phil Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:42:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=28#comment-11 Agreed on spells and Flying... Gnome Punting is a lot easier with the crib sheet we made... :)<br/><br/>The Battle Box action cards help for Grappling but it remains a god awful mechanic.<br/><br/>I haven't posted my email on the blog yet, it's phil.a.menard(at)gmail(dot)com<br/><br/>Thanks for posting, I enjoy your blog a lot and will go from lurker to poster soon ;). Agreed on spells and Flying… Gnome Punting is a lot easier with the crib sheet we made… :)

The Battle Box action cards help for Grappling but it remains a god awful mechanic.

I haven’t posted my email on the blog yet, it’s phil.a.menard(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks for posting, I enjoy your blog a lot and will go from lurker to poster soon ;).

]]> By: Yax http://chattydm.net/2007/08/28/maybe-its-time-for-dd-4e-after-all/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Yax Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:59:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=28#comment-10 Do D&D mechanics hinder roleplaying? My buddies and I have been known for making up a rule to manage a unique situation and look for the actual rule after the game.<br/><br/>So the answer is yes: D&D rules are sometimes annoying.<br/><br/>-Writing / copying / learning spells<br/>-grappling<br/>-Spell resistance<br/>-flight speeds<br/>-gnome punting<br/><br/>All tedious rules to use.<br/><br/>PS: Can we get your e-mail address anywhere on the site? Do D&D mechanics hinder roleplaying? My buddies and I have been known for making up a rule to manage a unique situation and look for the actual rule after the game.

So the answer is yes: D&D rules are sometimes annoying.

-Writing / copying / learning spells
-grappling
-Spell resistance
-flight speeds
-gnome punting

All tedious rules to use.

PS: Can we get your e-mail address anywhere on the site?

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